~The World So Blue~
There's so much suffering below...154 total reviews
Comment from 9999pool
A world so blue from up above. Why blue is blues?
Can we say the world is a rainbow which we can hardly see nowadays. Maybe the rainbow is too sad to show its face from above - too much pain, suffering and fear.
Despair is always around to inflict more wounds on a bare Earth which had survived the eons.
Can we ever make a difference to show kindness and cheer to the inhabitants and the sanctity of life on Earth?
We should and we must for there is only - One Earth, One Life!
Together mankind and humanity must make a stand - to believe and to have faith that all is not lost. United as we stand to protect and preserve the only legacy that our future generations can have.
Let us not destroy what we have build upon.
Courage and strength we must shed to insure blood is no longer spilled needlessly on the soil we depend for our survival.
Clean air and water are the choices we must commit before there's nothing left anymore.
Trust and pray that all will be well when our hearts are together fighting a common destiny. We must and we have to - that's the only way our children will thank us for - less we forget! Now everyone will shed a tear for this realization that only man can save the world we loved.
Great write and very well expressed from someone who had see in all from above or below. Stunning music from musical Rapture.
Cheerio, Ritchie. :))
P.S. Dean, you would have noticed that i have written a Prose Poem in response to your write in this review. Will post it and dedicate it once again to you, yours truly Ritchie. Such a beautiful write and deserving a six stars and
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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A world so blue from up above. Why blue is blues?
Can we say the world is a rainbow which we can hardly see nowadays. Maybe the rainbow is too sad to show its face from above - too much pain, suffering and fear.
Despair is always around to inflict more wounds on a bare Earth which had survived the eons.
Can we ever make a difference to show kindness and cheer to the inhabitants and the sanctity of life on Earth?
We should and we must for there is only - One Earth, One Life!
Together mankind and humanity must make a stand - to believe and to have faith that all is not lost. United as we stand to protect and preserve the only legacy that our future generations can have.
Let us not destroy what we have build upon.
Courage and strength we must shed to insure blood is no longer spilled needlessly on the soil we depend for our survival.
Clean air and water are the choices we must commit before there's nothing left anymore.
Trust and pray that all will be well when our hearts are together fighting a common destiny. We must and we have to - that's the only way our children will thank us for - less we forget! Now everyone will shed a tear for this realization that only man can save the world we loved.
Great write and very well expressed from someone who had see in all from above or below. Stunning music from musical Rapture.
Cheerio, Ritchie. :))
P.S. Dean, you would have noticed that i have written a Prose Poem in response to your write in this review. Will post it and dedicate it once again to you, yours truly Ritchie. Such a beautiful write and deserving a six stars and
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks very much, Ritchie, my friend! I will check out that prose poem ASAP. We have recently moved into a larger home, and that move has obviously put me behind here on FS. I am beginning to wonder if I'll ever get caught back up, WHEW!
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Hi Dean,
This write was in the front page for so many days because it's such a great poem, smiles.
Have a great day relaxing. Smiles.
My prose poem is called "A world so blue" and is similar to this review comments, smiles.
Cheerio, best, Ritchie. :))
Comment from tfawcus
Yes, there is much that is wrong with the way we interact with the world these days. The disconnect between many young people and the fundamentals of nature makes me grieve too. I hate the media focus on all that is worst on our planet and you are right, they are never short of subject matter. I can identify with your nostalgia for days gone by but the rose-tinted glasses of hindsight glaze out the fact that man's inhumanity to man is by no means a new phenomenon, just less publicised and better concealed than it is today. I wondered whether the splitting of mankind into two words was a deliberate measure to give a double meaning - that it is not just mankind, but kindness itself that has lost its worth? A thought-provoking poem. I like the picture support, with the combined weeping of the world's inhabitants causing a sea of tears reminiscent of the hallucinations of that great mathematician and children's author, Charles Dodgson.
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Yes, there is much that is wrong with the way we interact with the world these days. The disconnect between many young people and the fundamentals of nature makes me grieve too. I hate the media focus on all that is worst on our planet and you are right, they are never short of subject matter. I can identify with your nostalgia for days gone by but the rose-tinted glasses of hindsight glaze out the fact that man's inhumanity to man is by no means a new phenomenon, just less publicised and better concealed than it is today. I wondered whether the splitting of mankind into two words was a deliberate measure to give a double meaning - that it is not just mankind, but kindness itself that has lost its worth? A thought-provoking poem. I like the picture support, with the combined weeping of the world's inhabitants causing a sea of tears reminiscent of the hallucinations of that great mathematician and children's author, Charles Dodgson.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks so much for your insights and the wonderful review, Charles. It's very much appreciated!
Comment from elchupakabra
Unfortunately, mass media is designed to make you feel this way. I think the state of the world today is deplorable to say the least, and I think you are right in feeling the way you feel. I think this piece perfectly represents the current feeling that is spreading among the general populous. Great work, and another great pictapoem for that future ebook ;) Thanks for sharing.
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Unfortunately, mass media is designed to make you feel this way. I think the state of the world today is deplorable to say the least, and I think you are right in feeling the way you feel. I think this piece perfectly represents the current feeling that is spreading among the general populous. Great work, and another great pictapoem for that future ebook ;) Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks, elchupakabra, and you're absolutely right about mass media. I believe I'll skip the evening news from now on, just stick to my old horror flicks. They are a lot less scary!
Comment from gazzagodbod
had to six this beauty such wise wise words i remember summers we were out everyday till it was dark mum cross cause our tea was cold great days gazza
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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had to six this beauty such wise wise words i remember summers we were out everyday till it was dark mum cross cause our tea was cold great days gazza
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Me too, Gaz. We weren't even allowed in to get a drink of water, but we didn't want to go in, either. Any garden hose would do!
Thanks for your fantastic review...
Comment from rjuselius
this is such an exquisite social commentary! the rhyme and rhythm are spot on, it flows effortlessly. the message is clear!
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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this is such an exquisite social commentary! the rhyme and rhythm are spot on, it flows effortlessly. the message is clear!
thank you for sharing!
rebekka x
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks so much for your fantastic review and the most generous rating!
Comment from Jim Lorson Sr
Dean, what an exceptional piece of poetry. The gorgeous artwork you chose really enhances this poem. You bring forth so very many aspects and truths of our life, our world. Nothing seems to matter to people anymore. I pass someone in the mall or grocery store and say hi. Their eyes are immediately diverted elsewhere. It is sad that we have become this way, distrustful. Well done my friend,,,,,Jim
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Dean, what an exceptional piece of poetry. The gorgeous artwork you chose really enhances this poem. You bring forth so very many aspects and truths of our life, our world. Nothing seems to matter to people anymore. I pass someone in the mall or grocery store and say hi. Their eyes are immediately diverted elsewhere. It is sad that we have become this way, distrustful. Well done my friend,,,,,Jim
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks so much, Jim, for your wonderful review and keen insights into this poem. It's truly appreciated!
~Dean~
Comment from Glasstruth
A cry for help. Unfortunately, the men in power and that includes big corporations have selfish interests, and not to say that the poor get off so easily. Often they don't take a stand, or even know what's going on. Your rhyming quatrains pretty much covers it all from the homeless to kids and their Xbox mania. What's next? LES
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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A cry for help. Unfortunately, the men in power and that includes big corporations have selfish interests, and not to say that the poor get off so easily. Often they don't take a stand, or even know what's going on. Your rhyming quatrains pretty much covers it all from the homeless to kids and their Xbox mania. What's next? LES
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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You're so right-on, Les. What's next, indeed?
Thanks for this fabulous review, my friend!
Comment from Cookie333
It can be quite overwhelming to digest it all my friend. And how could one person make a difference/change? That is the question your piece asked of this reader.
thank you Dean,
karen
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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It can be quite overwhelming to digest it all my friend. And how could one person make a difference/change? That is the question your piece asked of this reader.
thank you Dean,
karen
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks very much for your wonderful review, Karen. I truly appreciate it...
Comment from marijmd
our world, a tear-filled water balloon - what a great line and it goes so well with the imagery you created. I know what you mean about kids staying inside. I enrolled mine in summer camp where they took them bowling, amusement parks, water slides - and the COMPLAINED they did not want to go. UGH!
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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our world, a tear-filled water balloon - what a great line and it goes so well with the imagery you created. I know what you mean about kids staying inside. I enrolled mine in summer camp where they took them bowling, amusement parks, water slides - and the COMPLAINED they did not want to go. UGH!
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Oh, mercy! Yeah, because there's no Facebook outdoors, and you can't text from the water, LOL!
Thank God my kids were born the "outdoorsy types" You can't get them to hang out inside with a battleship anchor chained to their legs. When they're friends come over and want to jump on Wii, or the computer, they are instantly spirited outdoors by my kids. They are very different in that respect from most of the kids I come into contact with...
Comment from Barb Hensongispsaca
My dear friend, a 6 not because you are my friend but for the great piece I just read, It flowed and the message to the reader should be shared with the world. Not that they will listen. No one learns from the past and brings it forward to the living,
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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My dear friend, a 6 not because you are my friend but for the great piece I just read, It flowed and the message to the reader should be shared with the world. Not that they will listen. No one learns from the past and brings it forward to the living,
Comment Written 08-Sep-2013
reply by the author on 11-Sep-2013
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Thanks so much fro the beautiful comments and that lovely review, Barbara! I truly appreciate it...
~Dean~
